Hangzhou KAI Innovation Office Complex is situated at the gateway of neighboring Zhejiang University. It was designed as a social melting pot for office conglomerate, serving corporate headquarters, mid-size enterprises, start-ups and co-working space. Interlocking masses open up a central courtyard, allow natural light and cross ventilation for both indoor and outdoor space. A communal stairs penetrate through the courtyard and interconnect programs from L1 to L5, providing multi-dimensional event spaces, while ancillary programs are juxtaposed as boxes, enhancing connectivity for all users. Window wall system is adopted for facade design, responding to view angles and sun path for better energy performance. The vertical sun shading blade and the horizontal spandrel reverses its angle for different orientation, creates unique identities for occupants in the stacking masses. This landmark has become a 24/7 social place for entrepreneurs, university students and communities, and redefines new office typology in Asia.
Bio AaaM Architects is an international award-winning design and research studio founded in 2015 in Hong Kong. “AaaM” is abbreviated from “Architecture as a Medium”. The studio believes in architecture’s power as a medium with which all walks of life can engage and interact in everyday life, and strive to create designs that positively impact all aspects of life. Their focus includes social design, place making and urban revitalization, and they adopt a bottom-up approach to create social places with identity and belongings.
Other prizes GERMAN ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Architecture DNA PARIS DESIGN AWARDS Japan GOOD DESIGN Award Best 100 Japan Sky Design Awards Korea K-Design Awards Singapore Good Design Awards China Success Design Awards DFA Design for Asia Award Perspective 40_40 Awards WAF China Shortlisted
